Re: 370 data to AS/400 -- MIDRANGE-L

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Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:

> By memory, 370/390/3090/(all that big behemoth shit) uses different
> conventions for the signed half byte in packed data.  The AS/400 interprets
> this correctly, and updates it when handling any specific field.
> 
> Math, sorting, etc. all works correctly.

Packed EBCDIC is the same on all IBM gear..... This is ONE thing that 
has not changed over the years. (AIX and PC's do not apply)
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